MIDDLETON — Police responded to Buttermilk Lane early Thursday morning for a report of an armed suicidal male. Two police units and their K9 Raven arrived on the scene to find a 47-year-old male with an unholstered small caliber handgun. After refusing to put his gun down, the local police called for backup from the Farmington, New Durham and Milton Police Departments. N.H. State Police responded with a crisis negotiator. The male suspect surrendered peacefully just as mutual aid units were blocking off the neighborhood. He was then transported by Middleton Police to Frisbie Memorial Hospital for a mental health evaluation.

An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the event is ongoing. Because of the nature of the event, the suspect will not be identified unless charges are pressed.